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by _HMCB_ 1097 days ago
One problem I see is the lack of cohesiveness between clients. What one client/app chooses to name a “repost” is different than another client. Icons for said features also vastly differ. So it’s hard to build unity through the ecosystem without a common language (visual and vocabulary). This is just my brand developer’s take.
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This is a big part of why I'm skeptical when folks point to email as an example of a successful federated system: most of the common language and conceptual model was established thousands of years ago.
I believe it's safe to say that in a thousand years ActivityPub will be equally well understood and uniform. You're just here for the ride. Try to enjoy it.